A BOOKFUL OF GIRLS
by
ANNA FULLER
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By Anna Fuller
A Literary Courtship A Venetian June Peak and Prairie Pratt Portraits Later Pratt Portraits One of the Pilgrims Katherine Day A Bookful of Girls
The Thunderhead Lady By Anna Fuller and Brian Read
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[Illustration: "Suddenly a new sound reached her ear."]
A BOOKFUL OF GIRLS
by
ANNA FULLER
Author of "Pratt Portraits," "Katherine Day," etc.
Illustrated
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
Copyright, 1905 by Anna Fuller
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
TO
S. E. R.
THE YOUNGEST OF ALL MY FRIENDS
CONTENTS
PAGE
Blythe Halliday's Voyage 1
Artful Madge 63
The Ideas of Polly 130
Nannie's Theatre Party 196
Olivia's Sun-Dial 219
Bagging a Grandfather 242
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
"Suddenly a new sound reached her ear." _Frontispiece_
"Eleanor's eyes had wandered to the high, broad north window." 80
"Mufty hastily established himself across her shoulder." 142
"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." 201
"Please ma'am, will ye gimme a bowkay?" 227
"'Good afternoon, Grandfather,' was the apparition's cheerful greeting." 255
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: A Bookful of Girls by Anna Fuller
- 2: Blythe Halliday was usually very much in earnest
- 3: De Witt can't keep Mamma awake on shipboard
- 4: And Blythe moved to the end of the bridge
- 5: With which Blythe vanished down the gangway
- 6: As Blythe glanced down and away from this stirring outlook
- 7: Leaving Blythe to tell her own story
- 8: Where Blythe had a stateroom to herself
- 9: Blythe looked up at the crow's nest
- 10: Had given Giuditta one hundred dollars for it
- 11: She doesn't think Dopo ever was a family name
- 12: For Blythe was the only young girl on board
- 13: Blythe greeted him with a new theory
- 14: Whereupon a score of the steerage passengers
- 15: Blythe found herself standing with Mr
- 16: Whose manners were haughty and glib
- 17: Giovanni Battista Allamiraviglia
- 18: Setting the child down beside Blythe
- 19: She was far more surprised than Blythe
- 20: Burtwell was wont to explain in a deprecatory tone
- 21: As Madge stood before her easel
- 22: But not until she had successfully avoided the last easel
- 23: The students were assembled for the occasion
- 24: Madge had always loved a soldier
- 25: From which Madge and Eleanor had precipitately retreated
- 26: Madge was painting a miniature of Eleanor
- 27: And Madge knew that she must stop
- 28: Hamilton Hicks was fond of Eleanor
- 29: She had discarded the hard leather daguerreotype case
- 30: We're not discussing impudence
- 31: Burtwell should be on Ned's side was a foregone conclusion
- 32: The two Miss Luddingtons were presented at the Court of St
- 33: Salome had said to her a few days ago
- 34: Without advancing a step toward her You are Miss Burtwell
- 35: Spriggs did not exactly change countenance
- 36: Yet Madge did not feel in the least self conscious
- 37: As Madge gradually assured herself that she was awake
- 38: Burtwell turned his eyes to his daughter's face
- 39: Was it more than a cold that Dan had got
- 40: Polly opened the window and Mufty sprang in
- 41: At this point Mufty lifted himself lightly in the air
- 42: Blizzards and cyclones and water spouts
- 43: But your Uncle Seth says you'd better try it
- 44: And Sister Lapham never had any real taste for sick nursing
- 45: Preparatory to washing up the dishes
- 46: From whom Dan borrowed paint and brushes
- 47: Get somebody to whittle you a couple of wooden dice
- 48: Because Miss Compton described you to me
- 49: We nought could throw but double Trixes
- 50: While Polly went on with her hoarding
- 51: Polly had a large market basket on her arm
- 52: That went to make up the personality of Polly Fitch
- 53: To wit That Daniel Reddiman Fitch
- 54: Polly said You won't mind being poor
- 55: And left an opening in Fieldham
- 56: What shall we send the Widow Criswell
- 57: Had recently seen a great actress play Lady Macbeth
- 58: But Miss Becky was nearer still
- 59: Nannie felt that they were in a safe haven
- 60: Nannie was all smiles and tears
- 61: Instantly Nannie felt her arm clutched
- 62: Again Miss Becky was enchanted
- 63: And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge
- 64: And Olivia had learned to parry
- 65: She had finished with the hollyhocks
- 66: Me an' Biddy picked a bowkay outen a ashba'l oncet
- 67: Just like the beautiful hydrangea you remember
- 68: And still Olivia toiled with unabated zeal at her garden
- 69: Crosby was supposed to be reading his paper
- 70: Crosby had laughingly inquired
- 71: Except that he is such a good grandfather
- 72: It was the afternoon of Thanksgiving day
- 73: Horatio Crosby was old fashioned
- 74: We dine at five on Thanksgiving day
- 75: Of course we named him Horatio
- 76: A VENETIAN JUNEIllustrated by George Sloane